Origin and evolution of the grazing guild in new world terrestrial mammals

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 182-187

  MacFadden, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0031450442     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01049-5     Document Type: Review

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